The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-11

Alice Harrison intends to tour in 'Photos"
again.
Pauline Markham has q play by Waldorf
Phillips called 1.-THE New Godiva."
Lethgow James, the baritone, has returned
from threey year tour OF Australia.
There are rumors Of another comic opera by
Willard Sponsor, of Little Tycoon" recollection
1t is said that Lillian Russell will do the title
role when She" is brought out at Niblos. New
York.
Nelson's mother-in. law the dowager Countess
de Casa Miranda, has just died in Madrid, aged
ninety seven.
Henry e. Abbey has purchased Mime. Selma
Dolaro's play Fashion" for New York city and
the entire country.
Ete1ka Gersters American tour. under the
management of Messrs. Abbey and Grau, will
begin about Nov. TO-
A new drama in London, called Pleasure"
introduces one of the most realistic and senSa-
tional stage earthquakes ever seen.
Marie wainwright received order by cable to
act "Desdemona" with Salvini during his COM
ing engagement in England. but had TO decline.
Howard p. Taylor is said to be negotiating
with Mrs. James Brown Potter for a play be
finished by the time that lady arrives from
Europe.
Miss Session. of San Francisco, American,
recently made great success on the French pro-
vincial stage, and has -been engaged at the
Odeon, Paris
Joseph Holman, the boy pianist, who will be
introduced to this country by Messrs. Abbey,
ance in New York Nov 25
Daniel Suly has struck success in Mon
tana in his new piece, "A Family Affair" 1t
tells ar interesting story of an Irish and Ger
man family connected by marriage.
Nine. Marie Godini, the American prima
donna who sang with Brignoli in his last
operate tour will shortly start tour of
concerts with a company OF operate artists.
Mr. and Mrs George S. knights play by
Bronson Howard, called Baron Rudolph" is
being recons tructed by David Belasco and will
be renamed Rudolph Baron Won Hellensten"
The Marquis del Grille, Madam RissorI's bus
bsEd, who has long been 10 very delicate health,
10 said to be now in such precarious state that
his recovery is despaired of.
Richard Mansfield will make "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" visible to New Workers tomorrow
evening at the Madison Square, where sNIo1-
Bieur" is still drawing crowded houses
''The Beegar Venus is the name o. 8 new
English play by A. L. Wright. It will be
published in Chicago for the profession. The
time of the play is during the reign Of George
III.
Teresina Fua, the beautiful violinist who has
won admiration from crowned heads. is only in
her twentieth year. She will play in America
for the first time at Chickering Hall. New York,
Oct. IT,
Thomas w. Keene's real name is Thomas r.
ERleson. and Manager William R. Hayden has
obtained preliminary injunction In New York
restraining him from using his stage name be-
cause he once violated contract with Mr.. Hay
den.
The London meodrama. ''The Red Lamp"
was bought for America by T. Henry French,
while it being rehearssd, that neither A.
M. Palmer nor d. G. Miner will control 1t in
this country.
There are from 1900 to 1000 names of actors
and actresses still on the books of Hayden,
Dickson g. Roberts, theatrical agents all of them
still out of employ ment This is attributed to
the inter state commerce law.
Minnie Maddern, aged sixteen, married LIE
Grand White, drummer iu the orc hestra aged
eighteen. OF
Mrs. White has filed petition for divorce at
! Detroit, Mich The cause is said to be incom-
patibility of temper
Helen Dauvray has been seriously i'll for some
time with nervous prostraton, similar that
which has SO long afflicted Clara Morris and
like her, Miss Dauvray has had her spinal col
umr cauterized and is not likely to be seen on
the stage this season.
Mrs. James Brown Potter's friends want her
to play Juliet" The New York Tribune CORE
spondent says: II am quite inclined to second
this advice, as her lovemaking in the pieces in
which she has already been seen, was warm and
passionate.
Grace Hawthorne has rapidly won fame as a
London manager, opening the large and expen-
sive Princess theatre IN the midst of very hot
summer, with the American play, Shadows of
q Great City" Her enterprise has been re-
warded by full houses nightly.
j. H. Gilmour is to succeed Mr. Maurice Bar
rymore as "Lagardere' in Imre kiralfys specta-
Gle, when Maurice Barrymore takes Charles
Coghlan's place in Mrs. Langtry's company.
Modieska this season. and that actress will now
have to find new leading man."
Aaother sensational drama is "Gan or A
Blind Girls Fortune" just produced in London.
In this piece British banker personates his
clerk bankers of course, keep only one clerkl
to purioin $l25. 600 for his masters benefit, and
afterwards tries to murder the depositor In
ruined MILL the whole affair appropriately wind
ing up with well-managed representation of
the great nre In Tooley street. London.
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